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Which way will the economy go?

Jim thinks we are at the crossroads with Covid 19. The latest economic and business statistics strike a more optimistic note. However large parts of the North are under fresh health restrictions suggesting a very difficult autumn.

sophierooney6th August 2020

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Northern Transport Deceleration Council

Jim questions the government's commitment to devolving transport powers to the North and urges ministers to bang councillors heads together in Lancashire in this week's blog.

chris30th July 2020

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It suited Brexiteers not to probe Russia

Jim thinks it is obvious why the government didn't probe Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum. He also looks at the American Presidential race and how Donald Trump might refuse to quit.

chris23rd July 2020

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The North and Curbing the Chinese Dragon

Jim backs the government's stand on China even though it might have implications for the Northern Powerhouse. He also aims a broadside at the BBC for cutting local programmes.

chris16th July 2020

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The rise of Rishi

By style and substance Rishi Sunak has staked a claim to be the next Tory Prime Minister this week, according to Jim.But the blog also focuses on the crucial response of employers as the furlough scheme is wound up.

chris9th July 2020

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If PM is FDR, who needs Labour?

Boris Johnson seems to be backing a big state, spending big to save the economy. Jim thinks that doesn't leave much space for the Labour Party despite Keir Starmer's determination to banish Corbynism.

chris2nd July 2020

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4 years on: No EU extension needed

Four years on from the EU Referendum Jim welcomes the government's tough line on not extending the transition talks...but there is a twist in his argument.

chris25th June 2020

Blogs Cheshire Just Jim Lancashire

Big Changes for Lancashire?

Could Lancashire be about to make its voice heard alongside Manchester and Liverpool? An elected mayor for the county has come a step closer but it would mean big changes in the complex council structure. Jim examines these issues and…

chris18th June 2020

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Challenges for business and Black Lives Matter

Instead of blanking out history, we need to be tackling the hard tasks of improving BAME representation in our boardrooms. That's the theme of Jim's blog this wek where he also says there are challenges for the black community and…

chris11th June 2020

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The looting….The shooting…The reckoning

Can President Trump's law and order stand win him a second term? Jim asks the question and back at home examines a plan to save well run businesses from going under.

sophierooney4th June 2020

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Which way will the economy go?

Northern Transport Deceleration Council

It suited Brexiteers not to probe Russia

The North and Curbing the Chinese Dragon

The rise of Rishi

If PM is FDR, who needs Labour?

4 years on: No EU extension needed

Big Changes for Lancashire?

Challenges for business and Black Lives Matter

The looting….The shooting…The reckoning

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